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Casting a music video for a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Fire," by singer Kat Robichaud of "The Voice." Company states: "Look for video is 'Cabaret' meets 'Chicago' with a little less clothing overall. Very sexy (PG rated) production. Will need dancers to bring as much wardrobe as possible. We will ...

Casting actors for "KOH", alternative R&B artist Henny Hendrix's premier music video. Production Description: A tribe of wild young satyrs from somewhere between Bushwick and Mars find their way into a beautiful house in the woods. This group dresses alternatively, loves independent music, and is composed of various personalities, backgrounds, ...

Seeking participants for an acting master class with Taylor Trensch (lead in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"). Class is limited to 15 actors. Participants will have the opportunity to perform a prepared contemporary monologue (no more than one minute) for Taylor and receive individual feedback directly ...

In search of actors to play audience members at a filmed poetry reading for late author and poet Charles Bukowski. The time period is set sometime in the 1970's. Actors are encouraged to watch the two YouTube videos below as references. During the late 1960s - the 1970s there was ...

"Time is the Longest Distance," a 15-minute MFA thesis film, is a bittersweet tale of an estranged son's journey to reconnect with his Alzheimer's-stricken father, and the teenage boy he meets along the way. Film will premiere at Cityvisions fest at Directors Guild of America Theater in May, 2016. Film ...

Casting actors and actresses with immediate availability for 'How To Howl', and 80 minute play to be performed as part of the Secret Theatre's Unfringed Festival. Set in northern New Jersey in 2005, 'How To Howl' follows a group of teenage friends as they relentlessly pursue their goals in the ...

"A Small World" is a short film about a former cop with PTSD and a mysterious woman with connections to the mafia. This is a no budget, semi-professional production in NYC. Perfect for any up and coming actors looking for very dark and intense roles to add to their resumes.

Seeking all artists, including singers, hip-hop artists, Latin artists, and musicians, for Nakenterprise music. Manager states: "Our goal is to find artists; any artist we select we will work on an album to produce and distribute."

For the needs of “Rosetta’s Blues”, a dramatic comedy written and directed by Rabia SULTANA, we are in the search for actors for this short film. LONGLINE: A coming of age story about a quirky young girls journey to appreciate life again after the death of her father, exploring the ...

The Sun Sets in Suburbia is an NYU/Northwestern short film about six college aged kids who get sent home early from school due to an impending terrorist attack against the nation. Beneath the pressure of their potential destruction, these high school friends discover that the meaning of life is not ...

We will hold auditions on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of August in Downtown Manhattan.
If you are interested by this project, send a message to yoursecret.film@gmail.com with your resume and some headshots (please use the name of the character you are auditioning for as subject of the email). If you have special availabilities during those two days of auditions, you can specify them.
Shooting dates : 8th-15th September 2015

Dear actors, Brass Monkey Films, a collective of film students based in New York, is producing a series of short films to be shot between September and November 2015 in New York. For the needs of “Your Secret”, written and directed by Anthony James FAURE, we are in the search ...